Rmccamey
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If it works, no reason to change!
I like this very much on you. What do you call the color?View attachment 157133 View attachment 157134 Fed IV today, this one has a c-crown. If it's wrong that I have multiples of the same hat, same color, different bashes, I don't want to be right!
Well after what seems to have been an eternity (order first placed with EA in December) I eventually have my first Akubra. This is the Tablelands in Brown Olive.
It's marginally big but The Hattery kindly included some foam which once inserted did the trick.
It suits me a whole lot better than the Territory which I tried on.
It took 7 days total elapsed time from their shop to my door in San Diego.
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Would you tell us about the buying experience? How long did it take from order to delivery?A new silverbellly Campdraft Deluxe. It needs to be be broken in and settle in and shrink down a bit. My first Akubra and I like it!
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Would you tell us about the buying experience? How long did it take from order to delivery?
How does a Campdraft work on a long oval head? Can it be reshaped? Does it hold the new LO shape? What happens to the brim? Can the brim be reshaped?
If it's loose, just pull it tight. It's looped around the crown like a lasso. They can be used, but give it a little test tug first to make sure it's tightly affixed.What do you guys do with the wind trolley? Does anyone actually use this? Since I’ve been wearing my Campdraft the trolley string has loosened up and the button has migrated toward the back of the hat. My Stetson Open Road, which I believe the Campdraft is a model of, does not have one. I guess Stetson removed them for cost or simplicity.
I had to steam mine into shape, by holding it in the top of a large pot of steam (1/2" of boiling water) and pulling from the inside of the sweat band, until I could feel it "give" and change shape (did the same for my Country Club poly-straw). For me the brim became distorted so I steamed and shaped that out, which took a little doing.How does a Campdraft work on a long oval head? Can it be reshaped? Does it hold the new LO shape? What happens to the brim? Can the brim be reshaped?
I'm far from being an expert, but my general advice is exactly what you wrote--wear your Tablelands as-is (without the strips) until the sweatband shrinks and the hat becomes at least a little more snug, because until this happens you won't really know how the hat fits your head. Assuming the size is right for you, the sweatband should also somewhat conform to the shape of your head as it shrinks. Then add the strips behind the sweatband if necessary. That has been my experience, anyway.@Zombie_61 I See that you have commented previously about breaking your Akubras.
My Tablelands is a touch too big. I put the felt strips in on both side and sits snugly on my head now.
The problem is that the shape does not match the shape of my head with a little too much space on the sides. Only certain parts of the hat actually bear up against my forehead and sides. So, based on what you have previously posted, should I remove the strips, sweat a bit to allow the leather to shrink and then reassess if I need the strips? Will the process of the leather shrinking assist also in shaping the hat to my head or do I need to do a walk in the rain trick and then allow the hat to dry on my head?